Companies aiming to minimize their environmental impact are prioritizing Scope 3 emissions—those generated across their entire value chain, including suppliers, contractors and transportation. Often the largest share of a business’s carbon footprint, these emissions present significant challenges, particularly for industries like manufacturing, food production, retail and shipping.

Single-use plastics, like bags, bottles, and packaging, are a common part of our daily lives. Unfortunately, their convenience comes with serious harm to the environment. Cummins is committed to doing its part to tackle plastic pollution.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) play an important role in communities around the world. WASH is one of the pillars of the Cummins Water Works program, which seeks to strengthen communities through sustainable water.

As a global company that serves customers in approximately 190 countries, Cummins is dedicated to hiring employees with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. Last month, as the company celebrated Veterans Day at various locations across the United States, Cummins was named a 2016 Military Friendly Company. The Military Friendly Company Award recognizes companies like Cummins that invest time, money and personnel to build military recruiting and retention programs, as well as policies that accommodate Guard and Reservists who continue to serve.

India's energy journey in the last six decades India has committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2070[i], a significant goal for a developing economy. However, coal-based energy production in India reached 80% in early 2024[ii]. As the world’s second-largest coal consumer, India faces the challenge of transitioning to sustainable energy. This paradox highlights India’s complexity in reducing its carbon footprint while supporting its 1.4 billion people as the third-largest energy consumer after China and the United States.

Cummins Inc. has extended its portfolio of Onan marine generator sets with the introduction of the MDC (Marine Diesel Cummins) Turbo and Onan QSB7E ranges. Details of the two generator sets were shared at the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), a premium European showcase for professionals in the leisure marine industry.

Riley F. has spent four years at Cummins Inc. as a Project Manager within the Global Solutions and Integrations Logistics team, focusing on Warehouse Functional Excellence. His transition from a 10-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps to the civilian workforce has been marked by careful preparation, mentorship and a shared commitment to purpose-driven work. Today, he leverages the leadership and teamwork skills developed during his military service to lead impactful projects and help shape the future of Cummins.

Pride in everything is everything at Scholz Bulk Haulage (SBH), a family business based in Wodonga, New South Wales, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024. SBH was established by brothers Wayne and Craig Scholz at Pleasant Hills, a small town in the Riverina district of NSW, in 1999. They actually purchased their first truck several years earlier, a 1979 Kenworth K125 and a 1984 McGrath flat-top trailer to cart hay. An Alcan tipper was also bought to haul lime, gypsum and grain to Melbourne.

Cummins Inc.’s engagement with the Australian Border Force (ABF) to identify and stop shipments of counterfeit parts entering the country is now in full swing, with training workshops recently held for ABF personnel in Perth, Darwin, Sydney and Brisbane. Cummins is now a Notice of Objection holder registered with the Australian Border Force, a legal document that allows ABF to seize imported goods that infringe copyright and trademarks.

Cummins employees are always working on interesting, creative and impactful projects in a variety of areas. Here’s a quick update on five that have been in the news: 1. Corporate Responsibility Padarwadi This Corporate Responsibility initiative in India brought power in 2011 to a small, rural village about 150 kilometers from the city of Pune. Some five years later, the project is still going strong.